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Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
Pretty Good Privacy or PGP was a popular program used to encrypt and decrypt email over the internet, as well as authenticate messages with digital signatures and encrypted stored files. Read Full Definition
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encryption key
In cryptography, an encryption key is a variable value that is applied using an algorithm to a string or block of unencrypted text to produce encrypted text or to decrypt encrypted text. Read Full Definition
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digital signature
A digital signature is a mathematical technique used to validate the authenticity and integrity of a message, software or digital document. Read Full Definition
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passphrase
A passphrase is a sentencelike string of words used for authentication that is longer than a traditional password, easy to remember and difficult to crack. Read Full Definition
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Twofish
Twofish is a symmetric-key block cipher with a block size of 128 bits and variable-length key of size 128, 192 or 256 bits. Read Full Definition
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